Painting ID:: 9764
A Philosopher Lecturing with a Mechanical Planetary wr 1766
Oil on canvas, 147,3 x 203,2 cm
Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby
WRIGHT, Joseph English painter (b. 1734, Derby, d. 1797, Derby).
Painter, known as Wright of Derby, where he was born and spent most of his life. He earned a living as a portrait painter, while he experimented with the effects of light and industrial and scientific subjects, reflecting the interests of his day. Two of his best-known works come from this period, A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery (1766, Derby) and An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump (1768, Tate). A Philosopher Lecturing with a Mechanical Planetary wr 1766
Oil on canvas, 147,3 x 203,2 cm
Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby
